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Siegfried and Roy have broken their silence for the first time in years to rebut allegations from an onstage trainer that the famed illusionists were to blame for the horrific tiger attack that almost killed Roy in 2003.

Roy Horn, 74, was injured by Mantacore, a 400-pound Siberian tiger, during a live performance at the Mirage hotel-casino in Las Vegas on Oct. 3, 2003.

The tiger grabbed Roy, who turned 59 that day, offstage by the neck in the gruesome incident, which ended the show’s run.

Siegfried Fischbacher, 80, told ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Tuesday that the incident was “an accident” rather than an “attack,” adding that he doesn’t think “that much” about the episode anymore.

The two men have said they believe Mantacore sensed Roy was having a mini-stroke and was dragging him to safety, rather than attacking him. Animal experts have disputed that theory.

Mantacore was waiting to jump up onto Roy’s shoulder to get a treat, and he told the tiger “no” repeatedly.

“Then Mantacore went on top of him. And he looked around,” an emotional Siegfried recalled of the tiger seconds before it grabbed Roy.

But one of the onstage trainers from that night recently disputed some of the details.

Chris Lawrence, who said he now suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder after the incident, told The Hollywood Reporter in March that mistakes triggered the tiger to lunge.

Lawrence told THR that Horn had been spending too little time with the tigers before the shows — eroding the bond between animals and performer.

“Many of the handlers thought that Roy was treating the cats more like props than he was respecting them for who they were,” he told the news outlet. “That can only work as long as there are no variables, which is impossible considering that you’re dealing with a living, thinking animal.”

He said he persuaded Roy, whose friends were in attendance, to perform with Mantacore.

“This moment haunts me to my core and plagues me with overwhelming guilt,” Lawrence said. “I actually talked Roy into using the tiger that would ultimately maul him and end the most successful stage show in the history of Las Vegas.”

He said Roy did not follow “the correct procedure,” leading the tiger to a state of “confusion and rebellion”

“What Roy did was, instead of walking Mantacore in a circle, as is usually done, he just used his arm to steer him right back into his body, in a pirouette motion,” Lawrence told THR.

But Siegfried insisted on GMA that Roy had collapsed even before this happened and that Mantacore was “of course” just trying to help him offstage.

He said he had “no idea” why Lawrence came forward with this story, adding, “He had problems with his life anyway.”

The performers, who said they have made peace with the incident, continue to greet fans at a garden on the grounds of the Mirage hotel where they can observe lions and tigers.

“I really don’t miss it,” Siegfried said. “We have been on stage in Vegas just by themselves for 40 years on stage, you know? And we had the most successful show in the history of Las Vegas anyway.”

Roy, who has continued to work on his recovery, said he has no reluctance with the tigers after the accident, adding that he is “very” content and happy.